4. Manonivāraṇasuttavaṇṇanā

[24] Catutthe yato yatoti pāpato vā kalyāṇato vā. Ayaṃ kira devatā "yaṃkiñci kusalādibhedaṃ lokiyaṃ vā lokuttaraṃ vā mano, taṃ nivāretabbameva, na uppādetabban"ti evaṃladdhikā. Sa sabbatoti so sabbato. Atha bhagavā "ayaṃ devatā aniyyānikaṃ kathaṃ katheti, mano nāma nivāretabbaṃpi atthi,

Tattha na mano saṃyattamāgatanti yaṃ vuttaṃ "na sabbato mano nivāraye"ti, kataraṃ taṃ mano, yaṃ taṃ sabbato na nivāretabbanti ce. Mano saṃyattamāgataṃ, yaṃ mano yattha saṃyatabhāvaṃ āgataṃ, "dānaṃ dassāmi, sīlaṃ rakkhissāmī"tiādinā nayena uppannaṃ, etaṃ mano na nivāretabbaṃ, aññadatthuṃ brūhetabbaṃ vaḍḍhetabbaṃ. Yato yato ca pāpakanti yato yato akusalaṃ uppajjati, tato tato ca taṃ nivāretabbanti. Catutthaṃ.